Alex Salmond charged

[Sonic67]

BBC News - Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape
Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with attempted rape and sexual assault.

He faced a total of 14 charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

 

[Sonic67]

Background to what's happening?

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/01/its-salmond-vs-sturgeon-and-whoever-wins-the-snp-loses/

Sturgeon spokesman accuses Salmond team of 'smears'

 

[tapzilla2k]

I await developments with interest.

 

[Sonic67]

Charges.

 

[Cliff]

How come this is only now coming out nw. They are all from 2009?
Lets hope this is not some political skullduggery.

 

[krish]

14 separate charges, but how many individual alleged victims?

 

[Philly112]

How come this is only now coming out nw. They are all from 2009?
Lets hope this is not some political skullduggery.

Are you sure they date from 2009? Salmond was initially being investigated for two alleged offences dating back to 2013; these were what initiated the crowdfunding campaign. As far as I'm aware, no details of the 'new' 14 offences have been made public, including whether these include the 2013 allegations or not.
The 2009 date in the above post refers to the date of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act, not the date that any offences might have taken place.

 

[Cliff]

Are you sure they date from 2009? Salmond was initially being investigated for two alleged offences dating back to 2013; these were what initiated the crowdfunding campaign. As far as I'm aware, no details of the 'new' 14 offences have been made public, including whether these include the 2013 allegations or not.
The 2009 date in the above post refers to the date of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act, not the date that any offences might have taken place.

OK , I thought the offences were from 2009, my mistake. So we are looking at more recent times. How come it was crowd funded? Was the crime public knowledge? Sounds strange anyway.

 

[Trollslayer]

2009 is when those laws were enacted because there are changes to a lot of laws over time.

 

[Deleted member 27989]

Charges.

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Holy smoke. He’s been a busy wee boy; allegedly.

 

[krish]

How come it was crowd funded?

Not the investigation, but Salmond's legal costs for a judicial review into the Scottish government’s handling of sexual harassment claims against him.

 

[Sonic67]

Well his RT show won't be affected.

RT to continue broadcasting Alex Salmond chat show

The Alex Salmond Show

 

[Trollslayer]

RT? This says a lot.

 

[IronGiant]

It's slightly worrying how many of our politicians have a slot on there.
MPs defend fees of up to £1,000 an hour to appear on ‘Kremlin propaganda’ channel

 

[Trollslayer]

There is a list of staff presenters on LinkedIn but not guest presenters, would be interesting to look at.

 

[Sonic67]

You’ve still not seen the last of my bonnets and me, says Salmond

AS gleeful Tories in Gordon cheered and heckled on June 9, the defeated Alex Salmond, jobless for the first time in 30 years, ended his short concession speech with a quote from Walter Scott.

“You’ve not seen the last of my bonnets and me,” the former SNP leader said.

Well that's true.

 

[Sonic67]

Sentencing guidelines for attempted rape.

Sentencing Guidelines for Attempted Rape

An attempt to commit rape is treated in much the same way as the full offence of rape - the starting point for attempted rape should normally be less than for the completed offence - which when contested is 5 years.

14 separate charges, but how many individual alleged victims?

I'd be a little surprised if a woman would keep quiet for two attempted rapes, two indecent assaults and nine sexual assaults before going to the police or otherwise seeking help.

I assume it's at least more than one. There was two in the other investigation. Maybe others have come forward since.

 

[Deleted member 27989]

It's slightly worrying how many of our politicians have a slot on there.
MPs defend fees of up to £1,000 an hour to appear on ‘Kremlin propaganda’ channel

For that rate I may offer my services

 

[Deleted member 293381]

For that rate I may offer my services

In my case it would be money for old rope

 

[Deleted member 27989]

In my case it would be money for old rope

You should think more of yourself! You make more sense than most of them.

Ps. I did have to look up what that saying means, so my response is in the context of being money for something worthless.

 

[Deleted member 293381]

You should think more of yourself! You make more sense than most of them.

Ps. I did have to look up what that saying means, so my response is in the context of being money for something worthless.

Old rope is unwound, pulled apart and mixed with tar to make caulking to wedge into planked deck seams.

...But then I might be spinning a yarn

 

[blackrod]

I have nothing to add other than he is innocent until proven guilty. Apart from my personal opinion that he is an odious bigoted ****spatular.

 

[krish]

For that rate I may offer my services

In my case it would be money for old rope

There's only one preferred candidate at AVF ...

I'd put Newsguard on the same level as Bellingcat and the white helmets

Edit : lol at our shill

I believe I'm the 'shill' for sadding the post

 

[Sonic67]

Alex Salmond trial 'will start next year'

The trial of former First Minister Alex Salmond on multiple charges of attempted rape and sexual assault will not begin until late January at the earliest, BBC Scotland has learned.

Mr Salmond was charged with a total of 14 offences on 24 January this year.

They include two charges of attempted rape, nine of sexual assault, two of indecent assault and a breach of the peace.

He strongly denies all of the allegations against him.

 

[Sonic67]

Salmond accused of sexual assaults on 10 women - BBC News

The former SNP leader appears in court accused of a series of offences while he was first minister.

www.bbc.co.uk

Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland's first minister.

Mr Salmond faced a total of 14 charges at the High Court in Edinburgh.

He denies all the allegations, which include one attempted rape, one intent to rape, 10 sexual assaults and two indecent assaults.

The offences are alleged to have happened between June 2008 and November 2014.